PEOPLE v. PRIEST

No. 1-01-1126.

803 N.E.2d 181 (2003)

345 Ill. App.3d 660

280 Ill.Dec. 951

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy PRIEST, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

December 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice HARTIGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In March 2001, defendant LeRoy Priest pled guilty to possession, of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in exchange for a four-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections pursuant to a plea agreement. In April 2001, when defendant failed to appear at his sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced him in absentia to 15 years' imprisonment. In September 2001, defendant filed a motion...

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